Question

1. select the correct answer. which statement best explains how the author of \thyrsis\ transforms the mythological story of corydon and thyrsis? a. the poet addresses the character who loses the singing contest. b. the poet conveys the challenges of composing pleasing lyrics. c. the poet uses rhyme to convey tension between the singers. d. the poet explains why some singers have more talent than others. adapted from eclogue vii: corydon and thyrsis by virgil (translated by h.r. fardough) told by a flock owner named meliboeus, corydon, a mythical goat - herder, and a mythical shepherd, have a singing match before daphnis, the inventor of pastoral and the son of an olympian god. in the end, corydon is declared the better singer. daphnis had made his seat beneath a whispering oak tree, while corydon and thyrsis had driven their flocks - thyrsis his sheep, corydon his goats swollen with milk in the bloom of life. they were both arcadians, ready in a singing match to start, to make reply in alternate verses the pair began to compete: alternate verses the two chose to recall. these corydon, those thyrsis sang in turn. corydon: ye nymphs of libethra, my delight, either grant me such a strain as ye granted codrus, the last king of athens - his verses come nearest to apollos - or, if such power is not for us all, here on the sacred pine shall hang my tuneful pipe. thyrsis: shepherds of arcady, crown with myrtle the rising bard, that codruss sides may burst with envy, or, should he praise me unduly, wreathe my brow with foxglove, lest his evil tongue harm the bard that is to be. corydon: gentle leto, mother of apollo, a skilled sculptor offers you this head of a bristling boar and the branching antlers of a long - lived stag. if this fortune still abides, you shall stand full length in polished marble, your ankles bound high with purple buskins. thyrsis: o god of the gardens, a bowl of milk and these cakes once a year, are all you can expect from me; the garden you watch is poor. now we have made you of marble for the time; but if births make full the flock, then you shall be of gold. corydon: you mossy springs, and lawns softer than sleep, and the green tree that shields you with scanty shade, ward the noontide heat from my flock. now comes the

Explanation:

In "Thyrsis", the poet focuses on the character who loses the singing - contest (Thyrsis), which is a transformation of the original mythological story of Corydon and Thyrsis where Corydon is declared the better singer. The other options do not accurately describe the transformation.

Answer:

A. The poet addresses the character who loses the singing contest